Training with Video

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Using Video as a Training Tool “The Camera Never Lies.” Here’s another scuba story. You teach a group to perform a particular skill and you use video while they are learning. Once back on the surface you and the students review the video, then you send them back into...

Testing for Comprehension

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Testing for Comprehension “Hey! Do You Understand?” Let’s ask the worst two questions in any training: Do you understand? Are there any questions? Your work as a trainer is to transfer knowledge to students and trainees. Your job as a trainer is to be sure your...

Use Your Stories

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Use Your Stories Bogeys “There I was, 12 thousand feet, flat on my back, bogeys everywhere, jigging and jagging! And then – honest, Sir – she just flamed out!” Tell Stories That Make a Point Your stories can be powerful aids in training. Stories can humanize a...

Over-Teaching

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Over-Teaching Over-Teaching vs. Over-Learning Over-teaching and over-learning are both traps. The difference is who generates the trap. Definitions Over-teaching is a training session led by an instructor who does not follow building block protocols. Over-learning is...

Learning Styles

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Learning Styles Like It or Not, People are Different. There are many different kinds of learners. We commonly hear about right brain/left brain learners. For our purposes we are going to focus on three styles of learning: Visual Auditory Kinesthetic Although people...